planet? I guarantee your safety. And I will transport you back to your Earth any time you want.”
“Yeah, sure! Of course. I will. I mean, yes. I do. I do!” Somehow, spending more time with this spectacular-looking guy and his almost as handsome friends seemed really attractive to her. She was having a great time with them!
“Very well. Would you perhaps like to sleep now? You must be exhausted.”
The man stood up, and the other one took his place, smiling calmly at her while doing something with a little piece of equipment in his hand.
“Sure, I'll sleep. I'll sleep with you anytime. No, wait. Sleep? Where are we? And my bed? But we mustn't disturb Tonya! She gets grumpy if I wake her up, so be quiet, okay? Ssshhhh!” She put her finger in front of her lips and shushed.
“Don't worry. We're in a spaceship, a very small civilian machine for transporting people through space and over very large distances. Is it your first time in one?”
“I don't know. Yes, maybe? Except, why would you have a ship in space? But okay. Whatever floats your boat. Or ship, I guess. Hey, did you know I work in space? Such a weird coincidence, right?”
The handsome one nodded to the other, who touched something cold to her neck.
15
T he alien female nodded off a split second after Ev'Ax had administered the sleeping substance.
“I certainly hope you gave her less of that than of that damn mood enhancer,” Ar'Ric said. “You had this noble warrior woman making a fool of herself!”
Ev'Ax placed the medical equipment back in his bag. “I do apologize. Keep in mind that I mainly treat large Atrexu soldiers. It's very hard to judge the dosage at the best of times. I gave her less than I really wanted, too, precisely because I couldn't be sure. And even that was too much.”
“It was. Well, at least we were able to end the embarrassment we forced upon her. She would never forgive us if she knew that we had allowed her to say those things in her drugged state without helping her end it, and so preserve her honor. How long will she be asleep?”
“Not long. This is much easier to dose than the mood enhancer. An hour at most.”
“And when she wakes up, she will not be under the influence of the mood enhancer?”
“She will not, unless her physiology is more different from ours than we think.”
“Let's hope it isn't. Now, she will be more comfortable in a bunk, I think. Let's carry her to my cabin. She shall have it for the duration of this voyage.”
Carrying the sleeping woman to his bunk, the prince noted with satisfaction that she had a good heft to her. She was not light as a bird, like most other women he'd known, rather she was nice and weighty like a real woman should be. And even though he did everything he could not accidentally to touch any part of her that was too close to any intimate area, he felt that she had a good, squishy texture.
He drew in her feminine scent, feeling the body heat from her, enjoying the close physical contact with a woman who so perfectly embodied his own preferences in females. He needed no help in carrying her and gently putting her down on his own bunk.
“Her clothing looks loose enough,” he said. “I don't think we have to loosen it any more to secure her circulation.”
“Nor do I,” said Ev'Ax. “She will be safe here. I suggest we let her sleep alone. We'll check on her every ten minutes.”
“No need for you to bother yourself with that, Ev'Ax,” the prince said and patted his friend on the shoulder. “I will make sure she's okay. I don't have much else to do aboard here anyway.” He was already feeling possessive about the young alien woman and didn't want anyone else to touch her, even Ev'Ax, whose loyalty was beyond question.
Ev'Ax left the cabin, and the prince couldn't help but stroke the exotic brown hair away from the alien woman's face. Her skin was smooth and cool, her breath calm. He was surprised to notice that he already felt affection for this
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